Money box



July 29. 1924.

J. E. P URSER MONEY B0X' Filed Oct. 24, 1922 INVENTOR; d

/rlai Joseph E 93H25 Pu rser Ry [D L Amway Patented July 29, 1924.

Parent ortica.

JOSEPH EneERLEYy PURsEE, or BRISTOL, ENGLAND.

MONEY Box.

Appiibati'on mea ofober 24, 1922. seriai No; 598,543.

.c `Beit known that I, Jo'sErit' ED'GEELEY B'Uiisnn, residing atV Fishponds, Bristohin the 'unt'yQof Gloucester, England, a subject afina Kar-g1 of: Great Britain and ireland,

have invented certain newl and useful lniproveniente inMoney Boxes, of which the "following is a specification. f

` This invention relatfesto money boxes and espeei'allyto boxes known as home safes.

, 'lli-is invention refers to that type of ihoney tbox wherein the inserted coin is reoeived by a rotary coin-carrier` and trans- Aferredto an aperture in a subj-a-cent fixed plate whence it falls into the box.

The object of the invention is to provide a Inoney box of simple and compact Iconstruction in which coins of any denomination and to 4any value may be inserted within the lirnitsof the coin aperture or apertures and the capacity of the box, and one to which access may be obtained at any timeby an authorized person.

A b-ox ni'ade in accordance with this invention is fitted with ka revoluble disc constitutinga Coin carrier, perforated in one or more places to receive coins, an aperture inthe top of the box adapted lto' register with the hole or one hole atv a time in the disc, a fixed plate within the box adapted to close the inner face of the hole or holes; in

the revoluble disc, the revoluble disc being provided with a groove on its inner face, andthe top ofthe box behindwhich the disc revolves being furnished with a corresponding groove or recess, the groove in the disc lying in or under the groove in the top of the box, one or more fingers being associated with the g fixed plate so as to lie 'inv the groove in the disc and'exten'ding towards the .outer rsurface "of thebox beyond c the outer face yof 'acoin placed in the coin box and vand 4.

Referring to the drawings filed here-l with Fig. l .is a plan of one form of Inoney box inad, in accordance with this inv'eiL fion;

F ig. '2 is a vsection on line A'A, Fig. '1; Fig. 3 is va planof the revoluble dise; v Fig. t is a part plan of the bottoni of the Fig. 5 is a"section on lineV B'-B, Figs. 2

VThe box a is oval in shape. The top Z9 of the box a is provided with an annular projection c and a corresponding recess and is perforated with a coin aperture d. Within the box a is pivotally 'mounted a revoluble disc e having three coin apertures f, f, f, large enough to receive the biggest coin which is to be placed in the box. The disc a is thick enough to accommodate the thickest coin in use, or it inay be hanged foi` the sanne purpose. The disc c is provided with an annular flange or einbossinent g and recess it; this flange g extends across the holes 7C, f, f, and forms a complete ring. Under the disc c is a plate fixed to the sides of the box and formed with a hole lo staggered with respect to the coin aperture or hole d in the top of the box a. This `.plate supports a coin inserted inthe holes d and f Awhen these are in register with one another. A finger m is furnished on the fixed plate jv so as to lie in the groove orL recess L of the disc e and it projects into the groove so that its point'lies above the upper face of the. coin when yreposing there- 1n. the recess formed by the projection@ in the top Z; of the box a.. `A roller n issituated inthe space between the Vdisc e and the side of the box a and a lspring 0 likewise so as to press theJ roller against both the disc and the side of the box.

The disc e is provided with'a handle p Vwhich lies below the Vface of the .projection c in the top b ofthe box a. Below the fixed plate and fixed thereto is a hollow pillar g.

The botto-rn of the box a, the edge of which is flared at r for a portion of its periphery and is straight for the remainder, is closed by a bottom cover s having a flange t bent inwards over the dared and' straight edges. The cover s is embossed at o, o to form lateral supports for the lock w The projection g on the disc e lies in of any key-operated type. The lock w is provided with a ferrule a, which may be rolled over to secure it to the cover s. The pillar q extends to the lock w and aids in supporting it. The fixed plate is dished at y to allow a coin to be more readily passed under the annular flange g. The annular flange g and the disc e is cut away on its under surface-'at e., a to facilitatethe insertion of a coin. The box a is provided at its straight bottom edge with a slot 2 which is covered by the flange t. The bolt of the lock fw enters the slot 2. The distance between the shoulders 3, 3 of the annular projection c of the top b is small enough to support. the smallest coin in use when the box a is upside down so that'the finger m will lie underneath the coin when the box is in such position and prevent it passing under the finger and being carried round with the disc e and falling out of the box when the disc is revolved.

Distance tongues 4, 4 are stamped out of the plate j and turned up as shown in the drawing. A recess 5 is formed around the ybox a to lock the plate j in position. The

handle p is formed in one piece with the disc c and passed through a slot 6 in the top of the box 0;. The pillar g serves as a receptacle for identification papers, thus keeping them from being damaged by the coins. rIhe annular flange gofthe disc c holds a coin securely against removal after it has been inserted in the coin aperture Z and the disc partly rotated.

In use, the disc e is revolved so that a hole f therein is in register with the hole d in the top of the box a, a coin is placed fiatways in the recess formed by the vrevolving disc e and xed plate j underneath. The disc e is further revolved and the coin drops into the box a through the hole 7c in the plate Should an attempt be made to coax a coin out ofthe box a by placing it upside down and revolving the disc e, the finger my slips under the coin and lifts it out of the recess so that Vit cannot pass between the fixed plate andthe top of the box a and thence through the hole fl in the top b. Should an attempt be made to revolve the disc e in the reverse direction to which it is intended to turn, the roller 'n is forced into the narrowing space between the oval box a and the circular disc e and so locks the disc.

Instead of the arrangement described, the plate j may be provided with tongues to engage slots in the side of the box a to secure it in position relative to the hole d in the top b. t

If desired, a hole smaller than the smallest coin it is intended to place in the box a may be provided for the insertion of a treasury note or the like after it has been rolled up, the hole being so disposed as to prevent interferencel or tampering with the mechanism inside the box.

That I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In money boxes wherein a revoluble disc provided with an aperture and constituting a carrier is capable of being revolved between the top of the box and a fixed plate within the box, said top of the box and fixed plate being perforated to allow coins to pass faceways from outside of the box to withinthe box but in which the perforations do notk register, an annular groove in the under face of the top of the box, an annular projection on the upper face of the revoluble discy adapted to coact with the said ani nular groove, an annular recess in the underside of said revoluble plate, a spring finger on the upper side of said lixed plate, said finger lying in the annular groove in the revoluble disc so that no coin can pass from the box through the aperture in the revoluble disc to the aperture in the top of the box.

2, In money boxes wherein a revoluble disc provided with an aperture and constituting a carrier is capable of being revolved between the top of the box and a fixed plate within the box, said top of the box and fixed plate being perforated to 'allow Coins t0 pass faceways from outside of the box to within the ibox but in which the perforations d0 not register, and having a lock on a removable bottom adapted to lock the bottom t0 the sides of the box, an annular groove in the under face of the top of the box, an annular projection on the upper face of the revoluble disc adapted to coact with the said annular groove, an annular recess in the under-side of the said revoluble plate, a spring linger on the upper side of said fixed plate said finger lying in the annular groove in `the revoluble disc so that no coin can pass from the box through the aperture in the revoluble disc to the aperture in the top of the box and a pillar secured to the said plate adapted to rest lon the lock and form a receptacle within the box for identiication papers.

In testimony whereof I aliix Vmy signa- ,n

ture.

JOSEPH EDGERLEY PURSE-R. 

